Expression of lipid storage droplet protein-1 may define the role of AKH as a lipid mobilizing hormone in Manduca sexta.

ABSTRACT: Adipokinetic hormone (AKH) is the main hormone involved in the acute regulation of hemolymph lipid levels in several insects. In adult Manduca sexta AKH promotes a rapid phosphorylation of "Lipid storage protein-1", Lsd1, and a concomitant activation of the rate of hydrolysis of triglycerides by the main fat body lipase. In contrast, in the larval stage AKH modulates hemolymph trehalose levels. The present study describes the sequence of a full-length Lsd1 cDNA obtained from M. sexta fat body and investigates a possible link between Lsd1 expression and the distinct effects of AKH in larva and adult insects. The deduced protein sequence showed a high degree of conservation compared to other insect Lsd1s, particularly in the central region of the protein (amino acids 211-276) in which the pr

SUBMITTER: Arrese EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2621008 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature